Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

To this day, it remains an unknown.

"Sigh~" He sighed and hugged his daughter in his arms.

Qin Huairu decided to wait and see if it really wouldn't work.

The only option left is to use my mother-in-law's savings for her funeral.

Anyway, we've done it once before, so we'll probably do it again!

Besides, it was compensation from her own husband.

Why should I leave you all of it as your coffin savings?

What, the child isn't his?

"Mom, I want some candy." After finishing his homework, Banggeng jumped off the stool and ran over to ask for candy.

Qin Huairu glanced at him and said calmly, "If there's any extra money after we buy the grain next month, Mom will buy you candy."

Banggeng's eyes darted around, peering towards the other side of the cabinet.

Seeing his expression, Qin Huairu knew what he was planning.

With a stern face, he said, "If you dare to steal again, I'll have Sha Zhu chop off your hand."

"..."

With a sudden thought, Banggeng withdrew his little scheme.

He shook his head hurriedly and said, "Mom, I won't take it, I won't take anything."

Qin Huairu sighed wearily, 'Sigh, when will this end?'

"Come on, Section Chief He, let me toast you again." At the dinner table, Sha Zhu was definitely the one with the most power.

Yang Jianguo didn't stop him from clinking his cup against someone's.

Just drink, there's plenty of alcohol tonight.

This jar isn't enough; he has three more jars!

Drink~

Seeing Sha Zhu drinking with them, Yingzi was also happy.

Why?

He's not happy because his own husband doesn't have to drink.

As for the alcohol, it doesn't matter who drinks it, and Yingzi, who is hosting a business dinner, doesn't mind spending the money.

It's not anything good, and as a man, I'd rather drink as little as possible.

Yingzi was increasingly pleased with Yang Jianguo's good habit of not overindulging in alcohol.

Yang Jianguo picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks and handed it to Yingzi. Pointing to the dishes on the table, he laughed and said, "Hey, hey, eat up, don't just keep drinking!"

"Such a big table of delicious food, we can't let it go to waste."

Upon hearing his words, the men who were drinking heavily with red faces and thick necks all put their feet down from the stools.

He said with a forced smile, "Brother Jianguo is right, we can't waste these good dishes."

"I'm really going all out today, try it and see how it tastes."

Sha Zhu put down the jar and invited everyone to try his cooking.

They all nodded in satisfaction after eating: "Zhu Zi, your cooking skills are truly superb. No wonder the leaders value you so much!"

“That’s right, the authentic successor of Tan Family Cuisine.” Sha Zhu raised his thumb and pointed behind his shoulder.

That boastful tone suited He Shun's taste perfectly: "You little brat, you're getting cocky just because I said you're fat."

Sha Zhu's simple-minded temperament is actually quite endearing.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to attract so many people's affections throughout the original series.

"I'm not bragging, but let me tell you, my cooking skills are a family tradition."

"After all, I studied under my master for many years and became a master on my own merits."

"Section Chief He, this chef's apprenticeship is no simple feat..."

Sha Zhu was from all over the country, and he was blowing his own horn with great enthusiasm.

Once the atmosphere was really lively and everyone else had eaten and drunk their fill, that was about it.

Yang Jianguo then started, "Come on, brother, let's have a drink."

"Come on, bro, bottoms up." He Shun tilted his head back and downed half a vat in one gulp.

"Ah~" she smacked her lips and picked up a peanut with her chopsticks.

He Shun looked at him and laughed, "Let me tell you, in this factory, you, Yang Jianguo, are the only one who matters."

"I don't take any of those other people seriously."

"Not very capable, but full of ambition. What a piece of trash!"

"Brother, let's not talk about this. Let's just have a nice drink. Why bring this up?"

Hearing Yang Jianguo say that, He Shun smiled sheepishly: "Yes, look at me, I'm being cheeky again."

They ran into another guy, Yang Jianguo, who asked, "Brother, your job in the security department must be tough, right?"

"How can I relax? My heart is in my throat all day long."

"If you do a good job, it's your duty. If you don't do a good job, you'll be criticized. If something serious goes wrong, I, the section chief, will be the first to suffer."

Outsiders only see the security department as glamorous, but they have no idea that we're walking a tightrope here!

“Who says otherwise? Everyone sees how highly regarded I am, but when tasks come up from above, everyone tries to put pressure on me.”

"I can't even say a word here, sigh, it's tough!" Yang Jianguo shook his head.

Feeling a sense of shared suffering, He Shun came to agree with him even more.

He felt that the younger brother in front of him was just like his own younger brother.

Others only see our success and glory, unaware of the immense responsibility we bear and the immense pressure we carry.

If it were someone timid, they would scare themselves to death.

Looking at him with sympathy, He Shun asked, "Are you confident about this mission? The factory manager seems quite nervous."

Yang Jianguo shook his head and smiled wryly: "Can I say I'm not confident?"

He Shun was taken aback, then gave a wry smile, "That's true, we have to go even if we're not confident. It's not easy for you either!"

After drinking a few more, Yang Jianguo leaned forward and asked curiously, "Brother, your security team must have quite a few guns, right?"

He Shun was startled and asked, "Brother, why are you asking this?"

"You can't ask these questions carelessly, or you'll get into trouble." He Shun really didn't think much of it at the moment, assuming he was just curious and was afraid that his question would cause him trouble.

"I'm curious. I've never even touched a gun before. I'm wondering if I'll ever have the chance to do some target practice or something."

"Which man doesn't love a gun? Don't you think so?" Yang Jianguo said with envy, which made He Shun laugh.

After laughing, his face darkened: "Brother, take my advice, this gun isn't a good thing."

"Everyone envies those who go to the battlefield, but if you actually go, you'll know what it means for guns to have no eyes and for human life to be worth less than a dog."

"Those who went with me, came back alive..."

He Shun raised his hand and said, "There are only five of them, and I'm the only one who's alive."

"After the recovery, two of them simply disappeared, saying they didn't want to cause trouble for the country, and no one knows where they went."

"Of the remaining three, the simple-minded man with the missing hand went back to his hometown to farm, and the man with the missing leg works as a gatekeeper in the countryside."

"Both legs are crippled, and he's missing an arm..."

He Shun had tears in his eyes and choked out, "My family was poor and couldn't afford to eat. I didn't want to be a burden on my child, so I climbed down into the ditch by myself at night and that's how I died."

"The next day, they found the person by following the drag marks left on the ground."

Wiping away his tears, He Shun picked up the jar and took a big gulp, which calmed him down a little.

Yang Jianguo sat silently in his seat, and everyone else quieted down as well.

Only the big guy was wiping away tears, which was heartbreaking to see.

"Alright, stop crying. Your brother left willingly," He Shun scolded, his heart softening.

"When you become successful in the future, please help your sister-in-law more. She has had a tough time too."

Sha Zhu, who was holding back his words, scratched his head and asked, "Section Chief He, is nobody in charge of these things?"

He Shun calmed down and said with a faint smile, "Of course we can manage it, but nobody wants to be managed."

"There are far worse situations than this. If everything is under your control, how can we expect to develop and progress?"

“The brothers were injured or crippled, but they didn’t want to be a burden.”

"We went there to protect our country, not to hold it back."

bang.

Yang Jianguo slammed the jar down on the table and raised it with a smug look, saying, "Come on, let's have a drink so we don't hold each other back."

"Let's do it." Everyone stood up—even Yingzi.

"Sooner or later, we'll be able to stand tall and make foreigners willingly call us 'men'."

The crowd looked at each other and shouted, "Yes, we have to make him kneel down and call us 'man'!"

"Hahaha..." His heroic spirit soared to the heavens.

With lofty aspirations and sacrifices, they dared to change the world.

Chapter 124 Don't be secretive, or you'll get beaten up.

He drank so much that he was completely drunk and had to be helped to walk.

Fortunately, he wasn't the type to get drunk and shout nonsense.

With the big guy's help, he slipped and staggered away.

Before leaving, he leaned close to Yang Jianguo's ear and said, "Brother, from now on we're brothers."

"What's wrong? You, you just tell me, no one, no one can bully us, we're brothers!"

Hearing him say that, Yang Jianguo knew that the drinking session hadn't been in vain.

As for how much sincerity was behind those words...

Let's take it slow, we have a long life ahead of us!

"I've prepared these dishes for you two to take back."

Back inside, Sha Zhu was clearing the food off the table, packing all the good stuff into lunchboxes.

This was bought with money from the people who built the country, and they were specifically asked to bring it back to him.

He's not some big boss; these leftovers are enough for several meals.

"Zhu Zi, stop working." Yang Jianguo raised his hand, gesturing for him to stop and rest.

After finishing, he pointed to the dishes on the table and said, "Let's divide these between our two families and take them all with us. They'll go bad if we don't finish them."

Yingzi, who was helping to clean up the vegetables, also smiled and said, "Yes, Chef He, we'll leave you half. We can't waste food."

Today I used the place at that silly Zhu's house again, and hired someone to cook for me.

Afterwards, they even drank with him to keep the atmosphere lively!

Not only that, the peanuts on the table, and the ingredients in the dishes, were all paid for by the simple-minded Zhu himself.

Based on this alone, Yang Jianguo couldn't have taken all the vegetables with him.

You have to be a decent person!

Sha Zhu grinned and said, "Then I'll really keep it."

Yang Jianguo chuckled and said, "Do you think I'm being polite to you?"